JLP launches new discussion series Empowering Conversations

May 14, 2020

The Joint Learning Program (JLP) has launched a new series of facilitated discussions to address the challenges public service employees are facing in these changing times.

Custom designed by the JLP, the new discussion series will address important concerns of public service employees and their managers. In a series of facilitated conversations, employees and their managers will discuss their different situations, ongoing stressors during the pandemic, and ways of moving forward and rebuilding the workplace in the post COVID-19 world.

The JLP’s mandate is to foster and facilitate dialogue between employees and managers. During this time, this is needed now more than ever. There is a renewed sense of collaboration and a hunger for connection. Considering the impact of physical distancing and isolation on mental health and wellness and to foster a sense of community in COVID - 19 times, Empowering Conversations creates spaces for focussed, honest discussions about the impact the pandemic has had on employees and their families.

Each discussion in the series stands alone. The first and second are 90 minutes long, while the third is three hours in total.